Hersey went missing on November 5th. Family members said they're worried because he hasn't contacted them, friends or used his phone or social media, but Thursday organizers said the vigil at a Douglas church shouldn't be seen as a memorial.

"It's not a time of mourning," Busbin said. "It's not a time of sympathy. We have not given up."

They said the goal is to get the word out. Hersey was last seen wearing a pair of black joggers and a white shirt that said 'all about that life' on it.

He's 5'9, about 140 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. It's an image his family members say they miss having in their lives.

"The thought that we don't know, Its unsettling to say the least," Busbin said.

Hersey's family said they're working the Coffee and Atkinson County Sheriff's Offices, but they tell us leads keep coming up cold.